tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509173218981631666.post5784424936086586104..comments2023-11-05T07:47:39.708-05:00Comments on The Blog of Diminishing Returns: DC Tourist TaxSeth Gitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05419336947867237619noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509173218981631666.post-84104480042365892222010-08-11T13:22:47.208-04:002010-08-11T13:22:47.208-04:00I wonder if their costs are reduced when you use t...I wonder if their costs are reduced when you use the Smarttrip card, so they want to incentivize that?<br /><br />But you're right, it works out as tax on people who use the system infrequently.Britthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423314905629150881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509173218981631666.post-47144418533661651092010-08-11T09:12:44.964-04:002010-08-11T09:12:44.964-04:00This isn't new. It's been a few years now...This isn't new. It's been a few years now since Metro has been requiring SmartTrip for parking at a metro facility. I often see irate tourists at Glenmont Station at the SmartTrip machine trying to get their car out of the garage (parking without realizing they couldn't pay with cash and trying to leave without having any idea what they're supposed to do.)Gregorushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17597676304652377909noreply@blogger.com